ERIC Number: EJ744189
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 10
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A Comparison between a Traditional and an Online Environmental Educational Program
Aivazidis, Constantine; Lazaridou, Maria; Hellden, Gustav F.
Journal of Environmental Education, v37 n4 p45-54 Sum 2006
The authors compared traditional and Web-based versions of an environmental education program in terms of their effectiveness in raising knowledge and promoting attitudes of environmental issues. They used a pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group quasi-experimental design. Results showed a statistically significant increase of knowledge scores for both groups. The junior high students who received computer-assisted instruction (CAI) significantly outscored their peers who were taught traditionally in posttest knowledge scores. In addition, the CAI group demonstrated a significant increase in attitudes scores. The authors found the correlation coefficient between knowledge and attitudes to be statistically significant but low. (Contains 2 figures and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Quasiexperimental Design, Control Groups, Comparative Analysis, Environmental Education, Internet, Program Evaluation, Pretests Posttests, Junior High School Students, Conventional Instruction, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Earth Science, Program Development, Experimental Groups, Likert Scales, Statistical Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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